Preparation for Patna Metro intensified, process of land acquisition for rail depot started
Patna Metro project preparations are progressing in full
swing for the Metro Rail. Patna Metro Rail Corporation has started the process
of acquisition of land worth Rs 143 crore for construction of depots at Ranipur
and Pahari. It is likely to be completed in the next 60 days. After the
acquisition of 76 acres of land for the ISBT rail depot, the construction work
is likely to start from September.
Construction work will start after land acquisition:
District Land Acquisition Officer Pramod Kumar
said that the selection of lands in Ranipur and Pahari has been done on the
basis of social impact. Notification for that will be issued in next 2-3 days.
Work Progress:
An official of the Urban Development and Housing Department
said that the technical team has completed the engineering work for two
stations at ISBT under Corridor "I" and Corridor "II" of PMCH. The construction
work at the two major stations will continue in parallel. According to
officials, the two stations, the depot and the casting yard, have been designed
by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited (DMRC). The ISBT and PMCH stations
will be spread over three acres each. About 71 acres of land has been acquired
for casting yard at Fatuha-Mauja and civil work has started.